Joel bennett



UNITED STATES Patented January 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOEL BENNTT, OF LONDON, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOJAMES OWREY WELDON, OF LONDON, CANADA. i

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of `Letters Patent No. 749,520, dated January 12, 1904. i l,

Application filed March 12, 1903.

T` all whom/ it muy concern:

Beit known that I, JOEL BENNITT, a subject i ofthe King of Great Britain, residing at London, in the county of Middlesex and Province of Ontario,Dominion of Canada, have invented new and usefullmprovements in Sad-Irons, of

which the following isa specification.

l This invention is an improvement on my LettersPatent No. 360,506, dated April 5, 1887; and it consists in theconstruction'and combination of parts hereinafter more particularly set forth and claimed. v

i parts.

`In the accompanying` drawings, Figure 1 represents aperspective view of` a sad-iron embodying my invention.` Fig. 2 represents a vertical longitudinal central section. Fig; Srepresents a detail plan view. of` the locking` catch in open position with the proximate Fig. 4 represents a plan view of the blank from which the top of the sad-ironbody f and the handle-supports are formed. l Fig. 5

represents adetail perspective view of a part of the handle alone, andFig.6 represents a detail view of the upper part of one of the suspending arms of the hand-shield.

A designates the y, hollow body of the sadiron, which may hold any suitable heating devices. -It is provided at its ends with raised y lugs B,.undercut or recessed at Z on their inner sides. e i D designates the cover, which is a flat plate, being the middle part of the blank 4shown in Fig. 4. Said cover has notches C at its ends to straddle the lower parts of the lugs B for preventing lateral slip of thecover.- Either end n of the `said cover may it at the base of its notch O into the recess b ofeither lug B and then will be overlapped by theupper part of said lug. The saine` blank also supplies the bifurcated handle-supports D', having perforated lugs d, which becomeV the upper ends of said supports when the latter are turned up for use. These supports are cut from the tapering ends of the blank by lines parallel to the edges thereof (see Fig. 4) and corresponding to the ends of the said cover, leaving the inner ends of said supports integral therewith.

E designates the handle, having in each end Serial Nn. 147,545. l(No model.)

a recess e, which receives the lug d of the g proximate handle-support D', as Well as the 1 correspondingly-shaped end of the proximate suspending arm f of a hand-shield F. Said shield -lhas one of these arms f `at each end,

they being formed integral with it. Their 5 5 upper ends are in contact with and behind the lugs ai of supports D in recesses e of the handle and perforated atf (see Fig. 6) to register with the holes cl thereof in the lug (l of the handle-support, a headed pin (Z2 or equiva- 60 i lent fastening being passed through the holes df into the said handle, as shown in Fig. 2. An air-space G is left between hand-shield F and `cover D. rlhe said hand-shield is of considerable l width for more perfectly shieldingtlie hand of the user.I H designates ahookform latch, pivoted at its middle to the top of the said cover at one end thereof and adapted to turn-into recess b under the overlapping part of thel proximate lug B, and thereby lock the said cover securelyr in place. The hooked nose .7L of said "latchis slightly beveled atand near Vthe inner border to wedge more tightly ybetween lug B and cover D. ,Its tail H is ex- `tended to act as a stop by contactwith the lug 7 5 B in unlocking,sothat, the latch: cannot be turned too far and Will-be left in position -to' This end-is also bent upeasily lock again. ward and 1s perforated at H2 for receiving a hook, whereby -said `latch may besafelyop- 8o dling the lower partsof lugs B, 'as shown in 90 Figs. 1 and 3, the said cover and body are very tightly locked together, and the heating devices (not shown) willbe securely inclosed; but when the latch H is turned into releasing position the cover D may be easily lifted off, as

the border of the notch Cin proximity to said latch is free of the overhanging inner part of the corresponding lug B and the other end When the latch H is turned S5 of the cover easily pulls out from under the overhanging inner part of the other lug. Of course the replacement of the said cover is equally easy, the movements being simply reversed.

The cover D and latch H are preferably formed from rolled steel plate, the fragments produced in cutting out blanks for the former being utilized to make a corresponding or greater vnumber of such latches, thereby reducing waste. By making the supports D integral with the cover and fitting their lugs d into recesses e of the handle I attain great strength in the attachment of all these parts and prevent the handle from turning. Moreover, if the ends D were not thus struck out the material composing them would be wasted. There rare similar advantages in the integral construction of the hand-shield and its two suspending arms. Except the pivot for the latch and the pins at the ends of the handle I amenabled to dispense with all such minor means of attachment as rivets, screws, and bolts. The body A is a solid steel casting of great strength and durability. The cover D and supports D/ are practically unbreakable and will not be bent by any ordinary fall or other probable accident. The said supports make a strong double brace for the handle at each end thereof and diverge obliquely to the borders of the cover, giving the benefit of their utmost inclination to such bracing action. The hand-shield F is preferably of the same material as the cover D. By contact with the upper ends of the supports D the arms f of the said shield stifen andstrengthen the said supports. By entering the recesses e they also add further security against the turning ofthe said handle. The air-space .G between the hand-shield F and the cover D is wider than has been usual in such constructions and quite unobstructed by supports, permitting the free circulation of air under said shield for cooling the same, and thus increasing its protective efliciency. As the `contact of the parts f and D is at the ends of the handle only, there is very little conduction of heat between them, so that the shield F and arms f remain comparatively cool, and the hand of the user will be more comfortable.

The hook-shaped latch H, constructed as above described, is more efficient in holding and more easily and certainly manipulated for locking and releasing than the eccentrics ori disk-form latches and similar contrivances heretofore sometimes employed to lock the covers of hollow sad-iron bodies in place.

I preferably inclose Within the body A the cast-iron heating-block in common use and employ the hook, which serves to lift it out for operating the latch H, as aforesaid; but I havenot deemed it necessary to illustrate these devices, as a different heater or another kind of hook or its equivalent might obviously be employed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In combination with the hollow sad-iron body A having recessed lugs Band its removable cover D notched at C to straddle the said lugs, a hook-shaped latch H, which is pivoted to said cover in proximity to one of the said lugs, a part of said latch being adapted to turn into the recess of this lug and beveled on top for contact with the overlapping part of the said lug to serve as a wedge for tightening the cover in place and the other end of said latch being extended far enough for contact With said lug when turned in releasing substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a hollow sad-iron body, having recessed lugs B, and its removable cover notched at C to straddle the said lugs, a hook-shaped latch H, which is pivoted to said cover in proximity to one of said lugs, a part of the said latch being adapted to turn into the recess of the said lug for contact with the overlapping part of the said lug and the other end ofthe said latch being extended far enough for contact with said lug when turned in releasing and bent up and perforated substantially as set forth.

, 3. In combination with a hollow sad-iron body having raised recessed lugs at its ends, a sheet-metal cover therefor notched at its ends to straddle said lugs, bifurcated handlelsupports integral with the said cover and a handle attached to said supports, these supports inclining outward to the edges of the said cover and corresponding in inner outline to the outline of the tapering ends of the said body, in order that they may be cut from the same blank and struck up without waste or severance substantially as set forth.

4f. A blank for a sad-iron cover having tapering ends and cut-in lines parallel to the inclined sides of said ends to provide integral bifurcated handle-supports, the body of said cover being provided with terminal recesses C substantially as set forth.

London, Ontario, February 2, 1903.

JOEL BENNITT. In presence of- J. M. EvoY, HENRY BEECH.

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